Radoslaw Cierzniak

Radoslaw Cierzniak (Polish pronunciation: [raˈdɔswaf ˈtɕɛʐɲak]; born 24 April 1983) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for a number of teams in both Poland and Ukraine, such as Obra Koscian, Sparta Oborniki, Volyn Lutsk, Karpaty Lviv, Amica Wronki and Lech Poznan.

Club Career

Born in Szamocin, Cierzniak started his career in the 2001–02 season. In 2002, he joined Volyn Lutsk on a one-year contract but lack of opportunities led him to returning to Poland by joining Stomil Olsztyn, where he made 13 appearances.

He then joined Aluminium Konin, where he became first choice goalkeeper and made 29 appearances. The club would finish in second place in the league. After 29 appearances at Aluminium Konin, he signed for Amica Wronki. He made his UEFA Cup debut against French side Auxerre, coming on as substitute for Arkadiusz Malarz after he had been injured, but only nine minutes later, Cierzniak was sent off for professional foul. On 20 April 2005, he made his league debut in a 2–2 draw against Odra Wodzislaw. The following season, he became the first-choice goalkeeper for the club.

In 2006 Amica Wronki merged with Lech Poznan. Cierzniak made his Lech Poznan debut in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in a 3–1 loss against Tiraspol on 8 July 2006. However, he rarely featured in the first team as Krzysztof Kotorowski took the goalkeeping position. After six months at Lech Poznan, he joined Korona Kielce. On 28 April 2007, he made his debut in a 1–0 loss against Odra Wodzislaw. Three season later, Cierzniak lost his first team place to Zbigniew Malkowski, which resulted in him leaving the club when his contract expired on 31 December 2010.

On 12 January 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Cypriot club Alki Larnaca. By the end of the season, he had made 21 appearances.

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